adj.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' r ē (- ə )l also - ' r ā - ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: back-formation from surrealism
Date: 1937
1 : marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream also : UNBELIEVABLE , FANTASTIC < surreal sums of money>
2 : SURREALISTIC
– sur · re · al · i · ty \ ( ˌ )s ə -r ē - ' a-l ə -t ē \ noun
– sur · re · al · ly adverb